Proto-West Germanic

*labōn

‘to strengthen’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *labōn.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *labōn, most familiar first.

• lave ← laven ← lafian
• lavant ← *lavand ← laven ← lafian

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *labōn